Thieves Guild (Marvel)

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They were created centuries alongside the [[Assassins Guild (Marvel)|Assassins Guild]] by [[Candra (Marvel)|Candra]] who had set them up to provide services for her in exchange for the Elixir of Life as well as their powers. She reaped the rewards from both their services whilst using each to keep the other in check with this old rivalry being set up as a system from an earlier era when she was younger. (Gambit v1 #3) It was known that she had set up guilds in every corner of the globe for centuries. (Gambit v5 #16) No one new when the New York chapter of the Guild was formed with some believing it started with the city bank heist in [[1831]] whilst others thought it started with the Dutch merchant's 'purchase' of the island of Manhattan. Regardless of origin, this branch had a hand at every major score of the last few centuries such as the sentry armored car of Lufthansa. During their heist in the [[1920]]'s, bank robbers and those that ran the banks offered the Guild a ten percent tribute of their take in order to create a sense of union and order. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9)
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The Thieves Guild was an organization of thieves that was created by [[Candra (Marvel)|Candra]]. It was formed from the disparate bands of thieves from around the world where they were approached by the Benefactress who offered them immortality. (Black Cat v1 #7) Candra was noted to had created the Guild centuries alongside the [[Assassins Guild (Marvel)|Assassins Guild]] where she set them up to provide services for her in exchange for the Elixir of Life and their powers. She reaped the rewards from both their services whilst using each to keep the other in check with this old rivalry being set up as a system from an earlier era when she was younger. (Gambit v1 #3) It was known that she had set up guilds in every corner of the globe for centuries. (Gambit v5 #16) No one new when the New York chapter of the Guild was formed with some believing it started with the city bank heist in [[1831]] whilst others thought it started with the Dutch merchant's 'purchase' of the island of Manhattan. Regardless of origin, this branch had a hand at every major score of the last few centuries such as the sentry armored car of Lufthansa. During their heist in the [[1920]]'s, bank robbers and those that ran the banks offered the Guild a ten percent tribute of their take in order to create a sense of union and order. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9) At some point, the New York Thieves Guild was noted to had offended Candra and she withdrew her patronage. Thus, they were disgraced and excommunicated from the global Guilds and forced to become mortals. Blame was then placed on the leading family of thieves in New York that were the '''Drakes'''. (Black Cat v1 #7)
  
Typically, the Guild never stole from people who could not afford having items taken from them but this came to change among the divided factions in the organization. Rumours began to spread of some groups resorting to kidnapping and others running weapons without caring about the results. Jean-Luc LeBeau attempted to keep the Guilds together but were unable to influence them. In an effort to maintain unity, Jean-Luc believed that his adoptive son Remy LeBeau could act in the role of stabilising the guilds by becoming the '''King of Thieves'''. (Gambit v5 #16)
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Typically, the Guild never stole from people who could not afford having items taken from them but this came to change among the divided factions in the organization. Rumours began to spread of some groups resorting to kidnapping and others running weapons without caring about the results. Jean-Luc LeBeau attempted to keep the Guilds together but were unable to influence them. In an effort to maintain unity, Jean-Luc believed that his adoptive son Remy LeBeau could act in the role of stabilising the guilds by becoming the '''King of Thieves'''. (Gambit v5 #16)  
  
 
A combination of organised crime and the rise of supervillains caused the influence of the New York chapter of the Thieves Guild to lose its influence with people forgetting the old ways. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9) Under the leadership of Odessa Drake, the Thieves Guild decided to strike from the shadows in order to showcase their power in a world filled with superheroes and supervillains. Thus, they began a mass campaign of stealing valuable items from super-powered beings as they sought to show the honor of thieves. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #8) They stole the personal items of many superheroes with Spider-Man and Black Cat looking to stop them where they informed the owners of the location of their stolen goods. As such, they had to depart rather than take their prize but ultimately their goal had succeeded as the criminal community decided to start paying their dues to the Thieves Guild one more. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #10)
 
A combination of organised crime and the rise of supervillains caused the influence of the New York chapter of the Thieves Guild to lose its influence with people forgetting the old ways. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9) Under the leadership of Odessa Drake, the Thieves Guild decided to strike from the shadows in order to showcase their power in a world filled with superheroes and supervillains. Thus, they began a mass campaign of stealing valuable items from super-powered beings as they sought to show the honor of thieves. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #8) They stole the personal items of many superheroes with Spider-Man and Black Cat looking to stop them where they informed the owners of the location of their stolen goods. As such, they had to depart rather than take their prize but ultimately their goal had succeeded as the criminal community decided to start paying their dues to the Thieves Guild one more. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #10)
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It consisted of the ten families of the thieves. (Gambit v1 #1) The Guild had chapters all around the world with each having their own set of rules and history. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9) Leadership of the thieves was held during the calling of the '''high council'''. (Gambit v1 #1) It consisted of members that held the position of '''Cardinal Thieves'''. (Gambit v5 #16) Individual enclaves of the guild were led by a member who held the position of '''guildmaster'''. (Gambit v5 #17)
 
It consisted of the ten families of the thieves. (Gambit v1 #1) The Guild had chapters all around the world with each having their own set of rules and history. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9) Leadership of the thieves was held during the calling of the '''high council'''. (Gambit v1 #1) It consisted of members that held the position of '''Cardinal Thieves'''. (Gambit v5 #16) Individual enclaves of the guild were led by a member who held the position of '''guildmaster'''. (Gambit v5 #17)
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They tended to serve the Benefactress Candra as she offered them the '''Elixir of Life''' that could grant immortality. (Black Cat v1 #7)
  
 
The Guild maintained an island that served as a central location similar to the United Nations for their operations around the world. (All-New X-Factor v1 #3) One location was the '''Stolen Island''' situated in the Mediterranean which the Guild made use never appeared on any map. (Gambit v5 #16) The New York Guild was noted to keep its cut of profits within the '''Vaults''' whose location was unknown and was considered impenetrable. In reality, their position was remote as they were located in an extradimensional space with no doors to allow entry. (Black Cat v1 #1)  
 
The Guild maintained an island that served as a central location similar to the United Nations for their operations around the world. (All-New X-Factor v1 #3) One location was the '''Stolen Island''' situated in the Mediterranean which the Guild made use never appeared on any map. (Gambit v5 #16) The New York Guild was noted to keep its cut of profits within the '''Vaults''' whose location was unknown and was considered impenetrable. In reality, their position was remote as they were located in an extradimensional space with no doors to allow entry. (Black Cat v1 #1)  
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 4 December 2019

The Thieves Guild is an organization that features in Marvel Comics.

Contents

History

The Thieves Guild was an organization of thieves that was created by Candra. It was formed from the disparate bands of thieves from around the world where they were approached by the Benefactress who offered them immortality. (Black Cat v1 #7) Candra was noted to had created the Guild centuries alongside the Assassins Guild where she set them up to provide services for her in exchange for the Elixir of Life and their powers. She reaped the rewards from both their services whilst using each to keep the other in check with this old rivalry being set up as a system from an earlier era when she was younger. (Gambit v1 #3) It was known that she had set up guilds in every corner of the globe for centuries. (Gambit v5 #16) No one new when the New York chapter of the Guild was formed with some believing it started with the city bank heist in 1831 whilst others thought it started with the Dutch merchant's 'purchase' of the island of Manhattan. Regardless of origin, this branch had a hand at every major score of the last few centuries such as the sentry armored car of Lufthansa. During their heist in the 1920's, bank robbers and those that ran the banks offered the Guild a ten percent tribute of their take in order to create a sense of union and order. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9) At some point, the New York Thieves Guild was noted to had offended Candra and she withdrew her patronage. Thus, they were disgraced and excommunicated from the global Guilds and forced to become mortals. Blame was then placed on the leading family of thieves in New York that were the Drakes. (Black Cat v1 #7)

Typically, the Guild never stole from people who could not afford having items taken from them but this came to change among the divided factions in the organization. Rumours began to spread of some groups resorting to kidnapping and others running weapons without caring about the results. Jean-Luc LeBeau attempted to keep the Guilds together but were unable to influence them. In an effort to maintain unity, Jean-Luc believed that his adoptive son Remy LeBeau could act in the role of stabilising the guilds by becoming the King of Thieves. (Gambit v5 #16)

A combination of organised crime and the rise of supervillains caused the influence of the New York chapter of the Thieves Guild to lose its influence with people forgetting the old ways. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9) Under the leadership of Odessa Drake, the Thieves Guild decided to strike from the shadows in order to showcase their power in a world filled with superheroes and supervillains. Thus, they began a mass campaign of stealing valuable items from super-powered beings as they sought to show the honor of thieves. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #8) They stole the personal items of many superheroes with Spider-Man and Black Cat looking to stop them where they informed the owners of the location of their stolen goods. As such, they had to depart rather than take their prize but ultimately their goal had succeeded as the criminal community decided to start paying their dues to the Thieves Guild one more. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #10)

In an effort to grow strong, the Thieves Guild surrendered to the reborn Candra who brought a union between them and the Assassins Guild. During this time, she sought to remove Gambit as King of the Thieves and gather a sacrifice in order to restore herself to power as her resurrection brought her into the body of a child. (Mr. and Mrs. X v1 #11)

Overview

Ordinary people considered them an old wives tale and a myth. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #8) It was said that the Guild abhorred violence though it did not allow outsiders into their territory. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #10)

It consisted of the ten families of the thieves. (Gambit v1 #1) The Guild had chapters all around the world with each having their own set of rules and history. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9) Leadership of the thieves was held during the calling of the high council. (Gambit v1 #1) It consisted of members that held the position of Cardinal Thieves. (Gambit v5 #16) Individual enclaves of the guild were led by a member who held the position of guildmaster. (Gambit v5 #17)

They tended to serve the Benefactress Candra as she offered them the Elixir of Life that could grant immortality. (Black Cat v1 #7)

The Guild maintained an island that served as a central location similar to the United Nations for their operations around the world. (All-New X-Factor v1 #3) One location was the Stolen Island situated in the Mediterranean which the Guild made use never appeared on any map. (Gambit v5 #16) The New York Guild was noted to keep its cut of profits within the Vaults whose location was unknown and was considered impenetrable. In reality, their position was remote as they were located in an extradimensional space with no doors to allow entry. (Black Cat v1 #1)

Members

  • Jean-Luc LeBeau : (Gambit v1 #1)
  • Remy LeBeau :
  • Henri LeBeau : brother of Remy LeBeau. (Gambit v1 #1)
  • Mercy LeBeau :
  • Jacques LeBeau :
  • Genard Alouette :
  • Etienne Marceaux :
  • Theoren Marceaux :
  • Adam Worth :
  • Antiquary :
  • Mattie Baptiste :
  • Emil Lapin :
  • Fence :
  • Nil : a male technomancer who used magic to control technology that was 150 years old and had captured Danger to use her as a means to hack into other computer systems around the world. (All-New X-Factor v1 #4)
  • Odessa Drake : a dark skinned black haired woman who came from a family of thieves older than New York City where she grew up with the traditions of the Guild but she was noted for being very ambitious in bring the organization into the modern age. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #9)

Notes

  • The Thieves Guild was created by Howard Mackie and Lee Weeks where they made their first appearance in Gambit v1 #1 (December, 1993).
  • Writer Nick Spencer commented in an interview that, "In the next issue, we'll show that there are a number of Thieves Guilds. Each have their own history and rules. We're dealing with the Thieves Guild of New York. X-Fans are obviously very familiar with the Thieves Guild of New Orleans. This group has some similarities and some key differences as well. They're their own, distinct chapter... My idea here is guilds like this would be very localized. What would best serve a thief in New York might be very different from what would serve a thief down south."

In other media

Television

  • In X-Men, the Thieves Guild featured in the 1990s animated television series in the episode "X-Ternally Yours". They were a centuries old group that had an age old rivalry with the Assassins Guild. For 300 years, they had provided tribute to the X-Ternal as part of the terms of the tithe every 10 years. After the last tithe, the thieves representative failed to show proper respect and was killed as a result with the X-Ternal warning that the next failure by either party would see their guild eliminated. For the next tithe, Bobby LeBeau was made the Chosen of the Thieves Guild to provide the next tithe. Remy LeBeau who became the Mutant called Gambit left the Thieves Guild but returned after Belladonna of the Assassins Guild kidnapped his brother Bobby. This was part of an attempt by the assassins to switch an empty box for the thieves tribute so that the X-Ternal would be angered and eliminate their guild. The deception was uncovered by the X-Men with Gambit asking the X-Ternal depower Belladonna rather than destroyed the Assassins Guild.

Appearances

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  • Gambit v5:
  • All-New X-Factor v1:
  • Amazing Spider-Man v5:
  • Mr. and Mrs. X v1:
  • Black Cat v1:

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